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Extra Large Peanut Butter Cookie

Right after the 4th, both Dustin and I got sick. I told him the benefit of him having to take a sick day is getting to eat freshly baked treats, straight out of the oven. I didn’t want to do too much baking since I didn’t feel stellar either, plus I couldn’t make desserts for other people since I still might be contagious. The absolute last thing we needed around the house was an entire batch of cookies.

While going through the cabinets, I noticed a partially consumed box of Reese’s Pieces from some past baking adventure— definitely not enough to include in a batch of cookies, but enough to make a giant cookie for the two of us. Plus, with leftover mini peanut butter cups from the peanut butter fudge ice cream, I knew we were in for an epic cookie. The inside is soft and slightly gooey while the outside has just a tad of a crunch. I’m really impressed such a large (and really thick!) cookie baked so well throughout! I see more giant cookies in our future! Here’s a picture next to the plate for a little size comparison.

We ate half of this cookie right after I baked it and polished the rest off after dinner. We were sick, so we could eat whatever we wanted without guilt, right?